May 4 Visitors Center
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Announces Special Designation of Kent State’s May 4 Site
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ May 4, 1970, Site as a . The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction.
May 4 Site Guided Tours Offered During Taylor Hall Renovations
Guided tours of Kent State's historic May 4 grounds will be offered daily as the university begins renovations to Taylor Hall.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
University Libraries Provides Access to Â鶹¾«Ñ¡May 4 Shootings Audio Archive
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M. Nixon just days after the shootings, the Scranton Commission hearings and a speech made by Dick Gregory at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Memorial Service in 1971.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Observes 46th Annual May 4 Commemoration
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
Kent State’s May 4 Visitors Center Wins Two Awards
